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Boruca is the native language of the Boruca people, which live in Costa Rica.
Boruca is also known as Bronka, Bronca or Brúnkajk.
Boruca belongs to the Chibchan language family.
- Examples of other languages in this family are Buglere, Teribe and Kuna.
According to a census cited by UNESCO, there are approximately 70 speakers of the language.
- Other sources, such as those mentioned on Wikipedia, list the number of fluent native speakers as low as three.
Boruca is taught as a second language at the local primary school.
References
- Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. Paris, UNESCO Publishing. Online version: http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
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